Even though the top leaders of the FA are in Hainan to implement the isolation measures, this has not prevented its telecommuting mechanism from functioning.
Today, the FA officially announced its policies and guidelines for the 2022 season.
The following is an in-depth analysis of these approaches.
1. Patterns of professional leagues:
China Super League (soccer league)
and the Central League both maintain their 18-team sizes.
Ans: Despite Guizhou's disqualification from the Central League due to unpaid wages, and Qingdao's opting out and turning to youth training due to funding issues, the FA has kept the league's size the same by replacing BeiJing and Xinjiang.
2. Mechanisms for promotion and demotion: three teams for promotion and three teams for demotion.
Parsing:
China Super League (soccer league)
The 16th, 17th and 18th place finishers in the league are directly relegated, while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the Central League are directly promoted. This removes the controversial play-offs for 2021, and the oddity of one win to relegate is eliminated.
3. Transfer policy.
Two transfer windows are established for the year, ending on April 29 and in August. There is no quota restriction on the transfer of domestic players.
In terms of foreign player transfers, the
China Super League (soccer league)
Cumulatively, no more than seven (7) and no more than four (4) may be accumulated in the Central League.
Ans: In view of the FA's salary restriction, the overall environment is tougher and there are too many domestic players in the market. Therefore, relaxing the restriction on the number of transfers should be a desperate move. As for the number of foreign aiders, there is actually no need to stipulate this, as many teams currently have no foreign aiders.
4. Player registration and appearance policy.
China Super League (soccer league)
and the Central League registering no more than 45 players for the year.
China Super League (soccer league)
No more than five foreign aiders will be registered and no more than four will play, and no more than three will play and no more than two will play in the Central League.
For U23 players, each team is guaranteed the presence of at least one player, but a reduction policy exists.
Naturalized players, who are related, are registered as domestic players. For unrelated players, only one player per team may be registered as a domestic player.
Ans: In reality, the player limit doesn't matter because many teams can't even put together a 35-man roster, and even the 23-man roster before the tournament is watered down.
As for the much criticized U23 player policy, it has improved this year. Due to the fact that the U23 national team has tournament commitments, many players are called up by the national team and need to train for a long period of time. Therefore, the Football Association is unique, as long as the U23 players are called up, then the team's matches are not restricted by this policy. In addition, if a player goes abroad to stay in the ocean, he can also enjoy the policy favor, without the need to arrange the U23 players on the field, which is a measure to encourage the team to send young players to stay in the ocean.
The policy on naturalized players has basically remained unchanged. However, the practice of this unchanged policy is indeed somewhat ludicrous. It is really strange that you let me join the nationality and hold a Chinese identity card, but I cannot enjoy the policy for Chinese players.
5. Suspension policy.
China Super League (soccer league)
and Central League players are suspended for one game for accumulating four yellow cards, and officials are suspended for one game for accumulating two yellow cards.
The penalty is heavier if the player and the official have dual status.
Ans: This suspension policy is in line with international standards and does not deviate from the CFA's particular path. It deserves kudos.
6. Indicators of financial engagement.
Ans: Pointless.
This is the FA's policy for the 2022 season.
Basically, you could call it an odd path for the CFA.
It can be said that after years of development, the Chinese professional soccer league should have accumulated some experience or lessons.
However, looking at the FA's policy, it is really breathless. You neither align yourself with the world or other Asian professional leagues, nor do you learn from previous failures, you just spout nonsense.
Therefore, the ass determines the head. If the FA doesn't change its way of thinking, then it will be really hard for Chinese soccer to go far in the professional league.
